We interviewed Boston-bred comedian Nick DiPaolo at Comix at Foxwoods where he recorded his recent Showtime special and DVD "Nick DiPaolo: Raw Nerve." DiPaolo is an unfettered and outspoken guy who is sometimes accused of being a political comic which he really isn't when you look at his material. Read our interview to get a glimpse of where he's coming from. [ MORE]  | Storms are moving towards eastern Massachusetts at 35 mph and tornadoes have reportedly been spotted in Westfield, Worcester, Monson, Oxford, Wilbraham, Agawam and Springfield. Channel 5 reported that Westfield police spotted an apparent tornado in the Shaker Road area of the town and the Globe reported ham radio operators saw tornado near downtown Springfield headed toward the South End of the city and East Longmeadow. Warnings for many counties were due to expire at 5:45 p.m. Plymouth and Bristol counties were added to the tornado watch area. [Globe ], [WCVB] ... [ MORE ] |  | After 19 seasons in the NBA, Shaquille O'Neal has retired. He announced "I'm about to retire" on a video messaging service called Tout. Regardless of how he told us, Shaq, his four titles and 28,596 points have left the NBA building. ... [ MORE ] |  | Fans of Edward Gorey have until Saturday to view the exhibit entitled “Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey" at the Boston Athenæum. Gorey went to Harvard and his art includes various ink illustrations, and other sketches and unpublished drawings. Gorey also created set and costume designs for theaters, illustrations in publications and books and animation. The exhibition is set for the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery on 10.5 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. A $5 donation is suggested in lieu of an admission fee. For more information, call (617) 227-0270 or visit www.bostonathenaeum.org.... [ MORE ] |  | Four Massachusetts residents died yesterday after a series of storms suddenly spawned tornadoes that swept through the state on Wednesday. The four deaths were in West Springfield (two), one in Springfield, and one in Brimfield. The killer storms took place in a 3-4 hour span and the entire state faced the threat of a tornado. A surprising amount of damage was spread around in 19 cities and towns in Western and Central Massachusetts as trees and buildings and cars were thrown every direction and, in cases, destroyed. ... [ MORE ] | | |
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